Hey all! Doc Shinryuu here. I'm back after a long absence. I haven't
updated Swords For Hire in a while because my FFT Data got erased, so I had to
start over. But I'm back now, so let the Fic continue!

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"Ugh... That Math Master tournament was brutal!"

"Yeah, we know, Melissa. We were there." Stanley said through a mug of
rather watery beer. "Geez. The beer wasn't this watered-down when we were here
before the tournament. Hey, bartender. What's up with the beer?"

"Sorry, This stuff's the best beer we have since the monster attacks." The
bartender responded.

"Alright, cut to the chase. How much do you want? Stanley said, implying a
possible lack of it.

In case you're wondering why Silphy hasn't said anything for a while, she's
been a bit preoccupied. In other words, she was watching some guy in a business
outfit drowning his troubles with a drink. At about that time, Stanley finished
"negotiating" with the bartender on a price to his info.

"Alright." The bartender began, "You've all heard of the Vaccas Brewery,
right? Well, their carts of their 'Vaccas Liquor' are being attacked by a group
of monsters led by a powerful monster, calling itself 'Demon Lylis'. Apparently,
the monsters are attracted by the smell of the stuff and will attack the cart,
even if the cargo is dumped. Vaccas Brewery is planning on hiring someone to
defeat Lylis and disband it's group. To apply, you need to contact the president
of Vaccas Brewery, but nobody's seen him lately."

"Say, bartender. Who's that guy over there?" Silphy (finally) said.

"Whaddya know! That's him!" the bartender responded.

By the time he finished, Stanley was already talking to the brewery
president on the attacks.

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As the cart trundled along, filled with it's cargo of Vaccas Liquor, three
passengers prepared for battle as the driver shifted nervously.

"This looks like a job for Cyclops!" Said Stanley, preparing a summon.

At that moment, Lylis got into attack range of Silphy and began charging a
spell, probably Dark Holy, considering the black symbols swirling around it.
About a second later, Melissa came down from her jump, impaling Lylis and
releasing an explosion of Holy magic.